to rush back; to run back
inside one's heart; in one's mind
to use abusive language; to curse; to call someone names
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
puppet; marionette; puppeteer; (arch.) prostitute
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
to look forward to something
will not do; do not; does not
underground spring; Hades; hell; underworld
to wait expectantly; to await in anticipation
miasma; noxious form of "bad air" formerly believed to cause diseases
rather; sooner; preferably
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
a horrible man will find a horrible wife
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
what kind of; what sort of; what; how; in what way
secret intention; ulterior motive; kanji "heart" radical at bottom
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
drama; play; powerful drug
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
tacit; unspoken; implicit
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
lovers' talk; whispered intimacies
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby